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Music Drake's Contract With UMG Reportedly Still Unclear After New Albums New reports from The New York Times' Popcast and Ray Daniels show how Drake's record label contract with UMG is still up in the air. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Music Jay-Z Reportedly Avoids Restraining Order From Alleged Son's Godmother The saga of Rymir Satterthwaite continues. He's the man who recently rescinded a paternity suit claiming that he's Jay-Z's secret son. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Music "Joe Budden Podcast" Thinks It's Over For Gucci Mane After Pooh Shiesty Diss Some hosts on "The Joe Budden Podcast" were more understanding towards Gucci Mane, instead focusing on Pooh Shiesty's alleged robbery. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2026
Music The Game's Fans Question Kendrick Lamar Diss Rumors From New Mixtape While some may be quick to pit The Game against Kendrick Lamar, it's clearly a lot more complicated (and vague) than that. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music Cassie Accuser Cleared To Serve Trafficking Lawsuit By Alternative Means Sex worker Clayton Howard claims Cassie cooperated with Diddy to subject him to sex trafficking and accused her of dodging this lawsuit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 07, 2025
Music Drake Hits Yet Another Impressive Streaming Milestone With "ICEMAN" Drake is currently on a mission with his new album, "ICEMAN," and he continues to break new ground in the streaming world. By Alexander Cole June 04, 2026
Wrestling Westside Gunn Blasts WWE For Alleged "RAW" Kick-Out & Threats To His Music Westside Gunn's wrestling fandom has been evident for years, but the WWE is allegedly not happy with it at all. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Music Alleged Drake Reference Track From Beam Causes Fan Debate Are fans justified in calling back to Kendrick Lamar's Beam reference on "euphoria" or is the Drake hate train going off the rails? By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2025
Music Brother Of Dismembered Teen Found In D4vd’s Car Alleges They Connected When She Was 11 15-year-old Celeste Rivas went missing in Lake Elsinore last year, and her body was found in the trunk of D4vd's Tesla earlier this month. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music "The Joe Budden Podcast" Has Harsh Takes About J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" While "The Joe Budden Podcast" doesn't think J. Cole's album "The Fall-Off" is bad by any means, they spoke on common first-day critiques. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Music J. Cole Reveals The Release Date For "The Fall Off" With Gorgeous Teaser Trailer J. Cole has been teasing "The Fall Off" for years, and today, the artist came through with the album's official release date. By Alexander Cole January 14, 2026
Music Decomposing Corpse Discovered In The Trunk Of Tesla Registered To D4VD The investigation comes as D4VD is currently performing on his "Withered World Tour" with more shows lined up in the coming months. By Cole Blake September 09, 2025